PPF

Jack Jones examines the relationship between the lifeboat fund and crisis-hit mining firm

A ‘managed closure' of UK Coal following a £10m loan deal with the government will create ‘no further liabilities' for the Pension Protection Fund.

The aggregate deficit of schemes in the PPF 7800 index dropped by an estimated £140.8bn last year, according to the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) March 2014 update.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) could end up facing a multi-million pound loss from UK Coal after the firm revealed it is in need of a bailout to avoid collapse.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has appointed Elaine Wiscombe to the newly-created role of head of operations ahead of plans to bring administration services in house later this year.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has unveiled its assessment period legal panel, marking the launch of its fifth and final specialist group.

The Pension Protection Fund has delayed the implementation of its new tailored insolvency model until October - saying further work was needed to integrate scores into the levy framework.

The combined deficit at UK schemes shrunk by 20% last month, according to figures from the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) is consulting on changes to the valuation assumptions it uses, which could increase the number of schemes entering the lifeboat fund.

HM Treasury has appointed the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) Martin Clarke to replace Trevor Llanwarne as government actuary.